Heaven Above Zurich

Boys' Home in Ahmednagar

November 1905 •English

What’s the hidden message inside this intriguing film, shot at a Salvation Army establishment in western India?

Salvation Army Parade in Indian Village No.2

June 1904 •English

Salvation Army General Commissioner Edward Higgins features in the this film of a brass band parade through a village.

Soldat for frelseren

January 1982 •Danish

Salvation Army Parade in Indian Village - No.1

June 1904 •English

Actuality film showing a busy Salvation Army parade in a rural village under the British Raj.

Robin and the 7 Hoods

June 1964 •English

Set in Prohibition era Chicago, bootlegger Robbo and his cronies refuse to pay the greedy Guy Gisborne a cut of their profits after Guy shoots mob boss Big Jim and takes over. When Big Jim's daughter, Marian, gives Robbo a large sum, believing he has avenged her father's death, the gangster donates to an orphanage, cementing his reputation as a softhearted hood.

Major Barbara

May 1941 •English

Idealistic young Barbara is the daughter of rich weapons manufacturer Andrew Undershaft. She rebels against her estranged father by joining the Salvation Army. Wooed by professor-turned-preacher Adolphus Cusins, Barbara eventually grows disillusioned with her causes and begins to see things from her father's perspective.

The Phantom Carriage

January 1921 •Swedish

An alcoholic, abusive ne'er-do-well is shown the error of his ways through a legend that dooms the last person to die on New Year's Eve before the clock strikes twelve to take the reins of Death's chariot and work tirelessly collecting fresh souls for the next year.

The Sin of Anna Lans

August 1943 •Swedish

At a meeting at the Salvation Army a female soldier tells the story of her life.

Larceny, Inc.

April 1942 •English

Three ex-cons buy a luggage shop to tunnel into the bank vault next door. But despite all they can do, the shop prospers...

Laughing Sinners

May 1931 •English

Ivy Stevens is a cafe entertainer in love with a shifty salesman who deserts her. In attempting to commit suicide, she is saved by Carl, a Salvation Army officer. Encouraged by Carl, Ivy joins the Salvation Army. When her old flame re-enters her life, Ivy finds she is still attracted and begins another affair with him.

The Mighty McGurk

January 1947 •English

A retired prizefighter becomes the unlikely guardian of a young orphan boy recently arrived from England to New York's Bowery District.

Salvation Nell

July 1931 •English

Young Nell loses everything and her father is sent to prison. She joins the Salvation Army and tries to redeem him when he comes out....

Obrácení Ferdyše Pištory

January 1967 •Czech

Rev. S.S. Jones Home Movie: Yale Collection Film 4

January 1927 •English

Churches, residences, an undertaker, and unidentified locations mainly in Indianapolis, IN; Denison, TX; New Orleans, LA; Nashville, TN; and Memphis, TN.

Rev. S.S. Jones Home Movie: Yale Collection Film 5

January 1926 •English

Turkey Day, football game, symphony, hair salons and other locations in Okmulgee, OK; Muskogee, OK; near Little Rock, AR; St Louis, MO; and England, AK.

Rev. S.S. Jones Home Movie: Yale Collection Film 6

January 1926 •English

Schools, train scene, auto collision, stores, and boy prisoners in Muskogee, OK; Harlinville, OK; Depew, OK; and McAlister, OK.

Rev. S.S. Jones Home Movie: Yale Collection Film 7

January 1926 •English

Ships, ship travel, and royal locations in London and Liverpool, England; well-known and typical sights in Paris, Versailles, and Marseilles, France.

Rev. S.S. Jones Home Movie: Yale Collection Film 8

January 1927 •English

Schools, churches, market, and stockholder meeting in Memphis, TN; Duncan, OK; Okemah, OK; and Boley, OK.

Rev. S.S. Jones Home Movie: Yale Collection Film 9

January 1926 •English

Residences, churches, funeral march, school children in Muskogee, OK; Taft, OK; and Okmulgee, OK.

Rev. S.S. Jones Home Movie: Yale Collection Film 10

January 1925 •English

Ministers and various other people in Nashville, TN; Beaumont,TX.